The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the results of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday.
He noted that 59,124 candidates sat for the examinations, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 percent and 27,808 females, representing 47.03 percent.
Wushishi added that the number of candidates that sat for English Language was 58,012 out of which 44,162, representing 76.13 per cent got Credit and above grades, while the number of candidates that sat for Mathematics was 57,700, out of which 43,096, representing 74.69 per cent got Credit and above grades.
He further disclosed that 3,914 candidates, representing 57.36 per cent, got five Credits and above grades, including English Language and Mathematics.
“Also 46,825 candidates, representing 79.20% got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics,” he said.
He added that 11,419 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice as against 4,454 in 2021, indicating a sharp rise in the number of malpractice cases.
According to him, the cases were discovered largely due to the improvement in the strategy and technique adopted by the monitoring officers.
“This led to the blacklisting of four (4) supervisors, one (1) each from Rivers and Plateau States and two (2) from Ogun State for aiding and abetting as well as poor supervision,” he said.
Thelagostimes recalls that the 2022 External SSCE was conducted by NECO from November 21 to December 21, 2022.